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Re: Falling Dreams
I'm buying this when it prints!
Re: Gorgon's Gaze
I just want to say, this is spot on what a Greek woman looks like in profile.
Re: Play-doh
Oh for pity sakes, doesn't anybody look at these before posting, a three year old can draw better than this, jeez, get rid of it
Re: Lies in the Shadows
the derby is getting to be a contest of preschooler pictures, don't you have any standards at all???
TobiasAmaranth wrote:There seems to be another fox related Greek tale. One about a fox that cannot be caught and a dog that always catches what he is after.
Spoilers: They're turned to stone and sent up to the stars.
Thank you for that. I don't recall that particular story being in any of the Greek mythology books we had growing up. It was a fun little learning experience looking it up.
Thirdbase9 wrote:Needs a Tootsie Pop.
I thought the exact same thing when I saw it, too!
annoyinggirl wrote:Oh yes. This would make a wonderful poster. Consider it. As shirt, one would probably need to come a little too close to fully appreciate this beautiful design.
Thanks a lot, it will probably become a poster in 2 or 3 months if it is not printed as shirt
kyuriacity wrote:Yeah, I like the brown, perhaps just a brown or gold outline/glow around the silhouette?
thanks again,it is too late now to make a third version, but i'll keep this in mind if i ever rework or resubmit it somewhere.
Re: Myth of Sysphus
Actually, I find it quite refreshing. Does every entry need to be cut from the same cloth? I would be interested in seeing more genres in the derbies - fresh perspective is everything in art.
I'd wear this design on a different color tee(perhaps a forest green or dark brown), but I find pretty much ANY design that doesn't contain a cutesie turbunguin or itty-bitty kittie at least worth a second look. In doing so, I've discovered a LOT of artists on this site whose work doesn't 'place', but is interesting nonetheless.
This design is simple and, in being so, no explanation is required to the viewer.
buttchuckle wrote:Awkward how?
I know the idea is that she is a mishmash of creatures, but I like my imaginary constructs to look realistic, like they could exist. Having a fish tail squashed between legs isn't functional. If it extended out behind, it would make more sense and have a creature that could still walk.
Mavyn wrote:I know the idea is that she is a mishmash of creatures, but I like my imaginary constructs to look realistic, like they could exist. Having a fish tail squashed between legs isn't functional. If it extended out behind, it would make more sense and have a creature that could still walk.
Maybe it's not a tail.
mistressofpez wrote:Maybe it's not a tail.
Then it's even more awkward.
I like this. Nice job.
IMO, it might look better a little slimmer and off to the side instead of centered.
Wow... that messes with my mind.
It's quite twisted but I think I like it.
Re: gods of the sky
Nice job, Chris! Really pretty (and I'd wear it, unlike tha cannibal shirt).
I see you've got a new one up at theonering.net, too... You're busy!
Re: Voting
I giggled.
Sadly, this derby has a 'no text' rule.
dragonsfire82 wrote:I like this. Nice job.
IMO, it might look better a little slimmer and off to the side instead of centered.
Good eye! It was originally planned for off to the side.
I played with different positions for the fox in relation to the grapes. I wanted more distance between the fox and the grapevine, to show how futile his efforts were, But it was also important that his nose be pointing to the grape cluster.
When the positioning finally felt "right" the whole design ended up almost exactly half the width of the template. So when I put it off to the side, it felt too big and off balance.
I tried different positions on the shirt, and it seemed to work really well with the grape cluster right at the breastbone.
Sometimes it doesn't matter what you planned, you gotta do what the art tells you it wants to do.
Re: Battle of the GODS!
paulitax wrote:Soooooo cute! Want one ^^
Thank you ^0^
Re: <3 Greek Salad
Greek salad goodness.
This design is absolutely breathtaking. I will be incredibly disappointed if it keeps getting taken down. A great design is a great design no one cares about stupid rules when they get in the way of that.
jfsiv wrote:This Was inspired by something I found out.
Ok so Perseus slay Medusa and takes her head, but what Perseus didn't know is that Medusa was pregnant. So I thought what if Perseus didn't slay Maedusa?
P.S. Can you guess who the father is?
Yeah but the "children" were Pegasus and Chrysaor, and they couldn't be "born" until her head was cut off... So... yeah...
seakitty wrote:Nice job, Chris! Really pretty (and I'd wear it, unlike tha cannibal shirt).
I see you've got a new one up at theonering.net, too... You're busy!
Thanks :-)
Re: TorN, are you talking about the "May the Dwarves be With You" one? If so, they're supposed to be announcing the Line Party shirt, too, which I designed for them.
Re: Greek Yogurt (RESUB)
Hehe, cute and funny design xD. I really like how you have made that armor ^^.
Re: Catlas
This is not off topic.
This is a pun on "Plato"
Spiritgreen wrote:I hope one of these prints, this would be my pick. The orange in V1 looks good but the white here puts the focus on Persephone in exactly the right way for me.
I think I love you for explaining it perfectly.
ohthatdeb wrote:Huh?
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
xcix wrote:Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Well, yes, I know THAT, and I get the whole cat/sabre-toothed tiger dealio... but the blank wall is the rock, so what does the white rectangle represent? And I assume those are the chains, so... are the chained people on the other side of the rectangle? Or have these two been released from their chains, and thus identified as philosophers, recognizing the true nature of the Forms...
OK, I'm way overthinking. This is just another cute interweb kitteh, right?
Bozanimal wrote:This is one of those rare Woot shirts that is actually a great shirt, not just a one-gag comic. I love the design, but I've got enough black shirts. I'd be in if it were black on orange, rather than the other way around. Maybe I'm just a weirdo.
Good luck, it's a cool shirt.
I agree with the first sentiment, but I wouldn't change a thing. This is really gorgeous. I'd buy it!!
Re: Underworld Blossom {v2}
Thanks for all the support again, all!
@CVBrennan - He is exploring the mysteries of the universe the same way my dog does, via his mouth.
@mailmanmo - I try to get my designs out in the pre-derby thread when I can for feedback, but the orange was a last minute thing I did on my own. I'll pretty much humor anything people yell at me. This doesn't mean I can make it work (or have time for it) but you never know...
@Spiritgreen - Thanks, Spirit! Congratulations on your latest prints :P
Re: The Unexpected Gift
The more I look at the entries, the more this one stands out as exemplary. If it doesn't make the cut please try other sites. I'd really like to get this shirt! With the constant stream of nauseatingly cute entries there are just too few genuinely cool works like this.
very well done
haha very funny love it
Both are nice, but I like this one a little more! Awesome design!
manikx66 wrote:very well done
Thanks manikx66!
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:57 pm
A Missouri law professor, William K. Black, who was a high level Federal regulator during the S&L crisis, gives specific citations to U.S. Code sections which require the Treasury to put troubled banks into receivership before they become insolvent, not do ill defined public/private partnerships which Geitner and Bernanke discuss. The professor accuses Tim Geithner of breaking that law by not acting against the zombie banks and putting them in receivership. See:
In particular, that article cites: "Title 12, Sec. 18310 mandating that banking regulators take "prompt corrective action" to resolve any troubled bank. The law mandates that the administration place troubled banks, well before they become insolvent, in receivership, appoint competent managers, and restrain senior executive compensation (i.e., no bonuses and no raises may be paid to them). The law does not provide that the taxpayers are to bail out troubled banks.
To top off those concerns, the WSJ reports that Treasury's senior staff are not regulating Citigroup and Citibank in the manner required by Title 12. The WSJ article makes it sound like the regulatory function is in complete chaos:
Rather than regulating the nearly insolvent banks in the manner required by Title 12, on February 23, 2009, the Press Office of the U.S. Department of Treasury released this public statement:
"February 23, 2009
Joint Statement by the Treasury, FDIC, OCC, OTS and the Federal Reserve
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the Federal Reserve Board today issued the following joint statement:
"A strong, resilient financial system is necessary to facilitate a broad and sustainable economic recovery. The U.S. government stands firmly behind the banking system during this period of financial strain to ensure it will be able to perform its key function of providing credit to households and businesses. The government will ensure that banks have the capital and liquidity they need to provide the credit necessary to restore economic growth. Moreover, we reiterate our determination to preserve the viability of systemically important financial institutions so that they are able to meet their commitments.
"We announced on February 10, 2009, a Capital Assistance Program to ensure that our banking institutions are appropriately capitalized, with high-quality capital. Under this program, which will be initiated on February 25, the capital needs of the major U.S. banking institutions will be evaluated under a more challenging economic environment. Should that assessment indicate that an additional capital buffer is warranted, institutions will have an opportunity to turn first to private sources of capital. Otherwise, the temporary capital buffer will be made available from the government. This additional capital does not imply a new capital standard and it is not expected to be maintained on an ongoing basis. Instead, it is available to provide a cushion against larger than expected future losses, should they occur due to a more severe economic environment, and to support lending to creditworthy borrowers. Any government capital will be in the form of mandatory convertible preferred shares, which would be converted into common equity shares only as needed over time to keep banks in a well-capitalized position and can be retired under improved financial conditions before the conversion becomes mandatory. Previous capital injections under the Troubled Asset Relief Program will also be eligible to be exchanged for the mandatory convertible preferred shares. The conversion feature will enable institutions to maintain or enhance the quality of their capital.
"Currently, the major U.S. banking institutions have capital in excess of the amounts required to be considered well capitalized. This program is designed to ensure that these major banking institutions have sufficient capital to perform their critical role in our financial system on an ongoing basis and can support economic recovery, even under an economic environment that is more challenging than is currently anticipated. The customers and the providers of capital and funding can be assured that as a result of this program participating banks will be able to move forward to provide the credit necessary for the stabilization and recovery of the U.S. economy. Because our economy functions better when financial institutions are well managed in the private sector, the strong presumption of the Capital Assistance Program is that banks should remain in private hands."
The bottom line, as articulated in Professor Black's article, is that Title 12 Section 18310 was enacted at the end of the savings and loan crisis as a means of requiring a proactive, uniform means of protecting the public as commercial banks and savings banks moved towards the brink of insolvency. The mush coming out of the Treasury Department, as quoted above, is not what that law requires.
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That depends on how much dirty laundry gets seen by the public. If his boat starts leaking, he's history.
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As soon as we got to the water a guy in a family group said, "Lost the ball?" and I allowed as how we had, and did the rueful laugh thing, while Cooper danced around frantically as he always does. We went ahead north and I heard the guy's daughter (I assume) telling him "We found a ball…" then a wave crashed as it always does.We strolled along, I looked around for an abandoned tennis ball, Cooper hopped and danced and jumped, the waves crashed, other dogs ran and danced and chased balls, then suddenly the little girl was next to me saying "Here's a ball" and holding it out to me. Awww. So I said "Fabulous, thank you," and chucked the ball into the ocean and Cooper raced into his paradise. The family group all laughed. The guy said they don't know the difference, and I said we've donated lots of balls to the beach so it all comes out even.
Then for half an hour or so we did Cooper's thing. It's a great place for Chuckit because the water is so turquoise and clear but at the same time the waves are so thunderous. He loves flinging himself into them. He even seems to love having them break over his head and completely disappear him. He looks like a sock in a washing machine sometimes. Every now and then a wave breaks with a boom or even a bang – there was one bang that made me look around for the source for a second. I think those are the tubular ones – if they get rounded enough they hit with enough force to make a boom. The ones on Monterey beach do that every time.
As we were walking back to the car, looking down on the beach and Carmel Bay and Pebble Beach and over at the houses and trees, I remembered as I sometimes do that this is a prized and expensive tourist destination, and I get to come here as part of my job. Fun.


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He gave a number of private exhibitions at home and abroad and had invitation exhibits at photo festivals abroad while working as a professor and training younger students, along with his private documentary work.
He was awarded international documentary photo prize in Thailand and Japan in 2010, 2011 with the work of the documentary on Philippine female dancers which he had worked as a private project.
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AS A SENIOR (2011-2012): (XC) Competed in the Stanford Invitational 6k in 22:40 … Earned 13th place with a time of 18:22.57 in the 5k Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational … Raced 19:00.5 in the 5k Bronco Invite … Finished the season at the WCC Championships 6k race in 23:01. (TRACK) Started off the season with 2:17.57 in the 800m at the Kim Duyst Invite … Raced 4:36.05 in the 1500m at the Aggie Open … Raced 2:14.81 in the 800m at the Johnny Mathis Invite … Finished 8th in the 1500m at the Stanford Invite with a time of 4:38.63 … Competed in the Woody Wilson Invite 800m in 2:13.66 … Earned a personal best time in the 1500m at Brutus Hamilton Invite in 4:35.27 … Competed in the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invite for personal best time of 2:09.85 … Ran the Sac State Open 800m in 2:12.79 … Finished the season at the West Coast Invite in the 800m in 2:12.76 as well as the 1500m in 4:39.56.
AS A JUNIOR (2010-2011): (XC) Placed 26th in WCC Championships in 22:33 10/30/10....Earned a season record in the 6k with a time of 21:51 @ NCAA West Regionals West 11/13/10. (TRACK) Did not compete.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-2010): (XC) Ran in the San Francisco Invitational with a time of 19:25 finishing in 18th place and 1st for the team … ran a time of 18:13 in the Hornet Jamboree finishing 11th and 2nd for the team … was the lone runner to compete in the Doc Adams Open where she ran a time of 22:13 crossing the finish line in 4th place … During the WCC Championships, McCarthy ran a time of 23:08 finishing as the 4th runner for the team and 34th overall … competed in the West Regional Championships with a time of 23:44 finishing in 140th place and 4th for the team. (TRACK) Ran her first ever 5000m track race in 17:56 despite tough rain and wind conditions @ the Benny Brown Invitational, Cal State Fullerton 3/6/10…Placed 2nd in her heat of the 1500m and set a PR time of 4:43:60 @ Johnny Mathis Invitational 4/3/10…Earned 3rd place and a PR in the 1500m in 4:42:93 @ Woody Wilson, UC Davis 4/17/10…Earned a new PR and school record in the 1500m with a time of 4:37:79@ Brutus Hamilton Invitational, Cal 4/23/10…Broke her second school record this time in the 800m running 2:14:86 @ Sac State, 5/8/10.
AS A FRESHMAN (2008-2009): (XC) Placed 20th in the open division of the Bronco Invitational on Oct. 18 with a 5k time of 19:45 ... Placed 25th in the Shoreline Open on Oct. 25 with a time of 19:30. (TRACK) Did not compete.
Cross Country: 18:13 in the 5k (2009 - Hornet Jamboree); 21:51 in the 6k (2010 - NCAA Regional Championship)
Track: 2:09:85 in the 800m (2012 - Payton Jordan Cardinal); 4:35.27 in the 1500m (2012 - Brutus Hamilton Invite); 10:28:10 in the 3000m (2010 - Aggie Open); 17:56:62 in the 5k (2010 - Benny Brown Invite)
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What is C6EZRun?
|C6EZRun is a free, open-source development tool from Texas Instruments that allows the user to seamlessly use the DSP on heterogeneous ARM+DSP devices. The C6EZRun tool set is available as a free download from the Texas Instruments website.
It is intended to ease development of DSP code on two-core heterogeneous SoC processors from Texas Instruments, specifically targeting ARM+DSP devices. This project is used in systems running ARM Linux and containing a C6000 DSP core (see the list of supported devices).
What does C6EZRun actually do?
The C6EZRun project allows you to seamlessly use the DSP from the ARM core on TI's ARM+DSP devices, without having to deal with any advanced, and potentially complicated, frameworks and software stacks. C6EZRun is a set of tools which will take in C files and generate either an ARM executable, or an ARM library which will leverage the DSP to execute the C code.
There are two uses of the C6EZRun project, exposed through two different front-end scripts. They are called C6RunLib and C6RunApp. The use of these two scripts are graphically shown below.
What does C6EZRun Consist Of?
The project consists of two main components:
- A build system to create back-end libraries composed of various TI software technologies and the code of the C6EZRun framework itself
- Front-end scripts that wrap the TI C6000 code generation tools in a GCC-like interface. These scripts make use of the back-end libraries and build system to create ARM-side components that transparently make use of the DSP.
Why should I use C6EZRun?
You should considering using C6EZRun if you are an ARM Linux developer and you want to easily get started running arbitrary DSP code. A typical use case will be to benchmark an algorithm on the DSP.
The aim of this project is to ease initial development and loading of DSP code for ARM developers who are familiar with building applications for the Linux OS using an ARM GCC cross-compiler. This project should be of particular interest to ARM developers who are familiar with the command-line ARM GCC cross-compiler and who want a similar mechanism to build and run code on the DSP.
What devices are supported by C6EZRun?
The C6EZRun project targets two-core heterogeneous SoC processors from Texas Instruments, specifically ARM+DSP devices which run Linux on the ARM. The complete list of supported devices is given:
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|TMS320C674x fixed- and floating-point DSP
|v0.95 or later
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|v0.95 or later
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|v0.95 or later
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|TMS320C64x+ fixed-point DSP
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|TMS320C674x fixed- and floating-point DSP
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Some devices which may be supported, but have not undergone testing, are given below:
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|Platform exists, but no testing done.
|TMS320C64x+ fixed-point DSP
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|See here for details.
How do I get Started with C6EZRun?
This is a deeper topic, so it has it's own page here. But it basically covers the following:
- Getting the tool
- Installing the tool
- Configuring the tool
- Doing an initial test ("Hello World" example)
Where do I find documentation for C6EZRun?
Right here on the TI wiki! Specifically, look at the following pages:
How is C6EZRun developed?
C6EZrun is developed as an open source software project. That means that the code that makes up the tool is made available to the end user (in fact, it is distributed as part of the downloadable package). The user is free to modify, tweak, change, read, update, improve, etc. the source for their own needs and purposes. It is the hope that improvements to the package be contributed back to the project and it's maintainers.
The C6EZRun project is hosted on Texas Instruments' external GForge server, gforge.ti.com. It is licensed under the standard three-clause BSD License. The official development project page is here.
Open source development flow
Texas Instruments, Inc. sponsors the development of the C6EZRun tool via the time its employees spend on the project. However, any and all who wish to participate in developing and improving the project are welcome to join. Any individual or company wishing to contribute should first become familiar with the contents of the project, including the documentation and information available on this wiki. You should try out the product by downloading it, configuring it, and building and running the included examples. You should ask questions or participate in discussions on the forums or mailing lists. You can also become a member of the hosted project on gforge.ti.com.
Checkout and browse the source codeFor developers, subversion access (using a subversion (SVN) client) to the development trunk is available at https://gforge.ti.com/svn/dspeasy/trunk.
[host]$ svn checkout --username anonymous https://gforge.ti.com/svn/dspeasy/trunkNote that the current trunk may not represent a stable version of the project. For SVN access to stable releases, you should checkout/export from a tags path.
[host]$ svn checkout --username anonymous https://gforge.ti.com/svn/dspeasy/tags/<MM>_<mm>_<pn>_<bn><MM>_<mm>_<pn>_<bn> is the release's particular version number (MM=major, mm=minor, pn=patch number, bn=build number).
The subversion repository is also browseable at the GForge site.
Developers mailing list
The dspeasy_devel mailing list exists for project developers to discuss source code issues, feature implementations, and submit and review patches.
Archives of the developer mailing list are available here.
Submit and track bugs/features
If you believe you have found a bug, you can report this in the C6EZRun bug tracker. Fill in as much detail as you can, leave blank anything you aren't sure of.
If you have a feature request for the C6EZRun project, you can report this in the C6EZRun feature request tracker. Fill in as much detail as you can, leave blank anything you aren't sure of.
For both bugs and feature requests, it is recommended that you search or browse the open tracker items to make sure you are not posting a duplicate of an existing tracker item.
Submit code patches, contribute to project
Code patches should be submitted to the C6EZRun patches tracker or directly to the developer mailing list. Be sure to make it clear what revision of the trunk or what tagged release version the patch should apply against.
What is the roadmap for C6EZRun?
|Add support for SysLink IPC and C6A816x devices.
|Add support for TI814x devices, add support for multiple in-flight calls, add support for asynchronous calling (better multi-threaded support overall).
|Change DSP->ARM CIO calls to use similar RPC calling mechanisms,Add more examples, improve testing coverage, automate test execution, improve OpenEmbedded integration (SDK recipe). Consider moving front-end tools to Perl from current Bash.
|Better POSIX API support, improve DSP profiling, improve DSP debugging (can we tie into CCS and/or GDB?)
How can I get support for C6EZRun?
Where do I go first?
If you have read the product documentation above and you still have a question or problem, pleaser refer to the Frequently Asked Questions page. This is the first line of support.
That didn't help, what next?
If the documentation and the FAQ haven't helped (and if that's the case, we do apologize), then you have a few options:
- TI's Engineer-2-Engineer (E2E) community support forums: It is recommended that you place your question in the device-specific forum (see links below), tagged with 'C6Run'. The tag is important as it lets the TI support team filter your questions to the right people. Without the tag, responses to your posts may be delayed.
- Send an email to the official general C6EZRun mailing list: This list is available to seek support or engage in discussion on the C6EZRun project. It may also be used for general product announcements. This list is not intended for developers or discussion of source code - the developer mailing list should be used for that.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is preferred that users use the E2E forums for support as this content is archived and searchable (thus benefiting you and any other future users) and posts made to mailing list are not.
How can I give feedback for C6EZRun?
This is a lot like asking for support so the options are basically the same:
- TI's Engineer-2-Engineer (E2E) community support forums: It is recommended that you put your feedback in the device-specific forum (see links above under support), tagged with 'C6Run'. The tag is important as it lets the TI support team filter your questions to the right people. Without the tag, responses to your posts may be delayed.
- Send an email to the official general C6EZRun mailing list: This list is available to leave feedback or engage in discussion on the C6EZRun project. It may also be used for general product announcements. This list is not intended for developers or discussion of source code - the developer mailing list should be used for that.
You can also submit the feedback directly to the project tracker, as described above.
Is there any additional information about C6EZRun?
Training & other materials
- ESC Boston 2010 Presentation
- Bringing DSP closer to ARM and Leveraging DSP MHz for signal processing
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Here is a puzzle code i created and was wondering if anyoe could solve it
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okay so i see alot of people viewed this but noone has solved it, or even replied that they were trying
i am really hoping people are waiting till they solve it before replying, which if that is the case could u reply saying u are working on it
what i fear is happening is people thik they are soo smart and this looks so easy that they are not even considering it, if this is true the solve it and reply to show how superior u are in solving this puzzle
i really hope people are not so stuck up here intellectually that im dealing with a bunch of sheldons instead of a group of leonards
Um, insulting people is no way to get help. Since you're being a jerk, I hope no one solves your puzzle for you.
Slotted spoons don't hold much soup. - Stephen Sondheim
im sorry for being a jerk its just that i thought someone would make some kind of comment on it i see its been viwed but no replys at all i was frustrated i just didnt know what kind of people i was dealing with, so i figured maybe goading the smart ones who may have overlooked this thinking it was too simple for them would work. anyway, i just wanted to see how long it would take smart people to figure this out.
First off, Lurker is right, insulting people isnt a way to get anything solved.
Secondly, we have a lot of people who come in here with can you solve this
posts and usually we end up solving someones school exam or homework
or contest or whatever. How about you solve it?
Show us the solve. Its been almost a week. No one is that interested because
and this is hard to suss out BUT they are busy solving cryptograms in a
And they actually are playing more than two games and solving more than one.
Srsly. Show us the solve.
Finally, you arent 'dealing with' anyone, you are butting into a forum and
being rude and obnoxious. And the people on this site, are not, from
my experience, that conceited that they wouldnt deign to solve something
in a post. Chances are they just cant be bothered and now due to your
complete lack of class and etiquette I suspect they wont solve it.
Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death.
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i didnt think about competitions but i thought not everyuone who uses this site would be professionals, i thought with as many people who have viewed it that someone at somepoint wouldve said something about trying to solve it. i made the code its is not homework or for a contest or anything else, its not that hard i was just hoping someone would come along and be like well this looks easy then when they tried to solve it they would see how not easy it was, or if it was easy they would saolve it and say so.
im sorry i didnt realize how many people were busy with the puzzles in competitions and such, i thought this was just a place for puzzle solvers to like talk to each other and try to challenge each other. as i said i was frustrated that with over 100 views and noone said anything, i thought they were being snobbish, i mean if you were new and didnt understandeverything and did thid wouldnt you get a little upset at seeing your stuff being viewed but not commented on?
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Malcairad -
While it was a nice gesture to create a puzzle, your frustration lies in your having expected a response that you didn't get.
Think of it this way: Your initial post was only three days ago. Not everyone who does these puzzles looks at the threads. Among those that look at the threads, few respond, or join the conversation. There may have been people working on it, but they would probably have had to copy it, and paste it, and print it, and then work on it. For whatever reason, you took it personally no one had yet made a comment to your post. You then lost patience and posted a rather insolent follow-up.
Now, unfortunately, you're getting pretty much the opposite of what you were seeking.
Here's a quote for you:
If you expect nothing from anybody, you're never disappointed. - Sylvia Plath
Good luck in your future endeavors
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The reason I love solving cryptograms is that it is challenging and often rewarding, usually yielding a quote that is interesting or enlightening.
For example, here is one I just solved: "It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work. " Thomas Edison
I use my brain in a systematic way to solve cryptograms.
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"There are a lot of ways it could go. We want to create a space for a deliberate conversation along those lines. It's easy to be reactive ... but we're looking for innovations to get ahead of the curve."
Fidler said when his group started its work on the future of learning, "it was difficult to make the case that there was something fundamental happening that's likely to make running a university in 10 years different than it is today.
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The Washington, D.C.-based American Council on Education (ACE), whose members include 1,800 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities, is sponsoring this weekend's "Presidential Innovation Lab," with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"This is an opportunity for senior higher education leaders to engage in comprehensive and critical thinking about the potential of this new learning modality to boost attainment levels, particularly among older, post-traditional students, low-income young adults and other underserved students," ACE President Molly Corbett Broad said.
The group's work will guide a national dialogue about the types of academic and financial models that might grow out of the current high level of interest in MOOCs and other new technologies and learning methods, said Cathy A. Sandeen, ACE vice president for educational attainment and innovation.
Other institutions that will be represented by their presidents this weekend include Northeastern University; Rio Salado College, a community college based in Tempe, Ariz.; Tulane University, Excelsior College of Albany, N.Y.; University of Houston and Southern New Hampshire University.
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I am sick of hearing about the trials and tribulations of the middle class.
Politicians constantly talk about strengthening the middle class (which is shrinking) or accuse their opponents of waging war on it, when I think the middle class, on the whole, has little cause to complain.
I've seen women on LearnVest and in my daily life complain about making $40,000 a year, saying that's not enough to support themselves (to which I would add: "in the lifestyle to which they've become accustomed").
The poverty line in America is $22,350 a year … for a family of four. In 2010, a full 15% of Americans lived below this threshold. Most American adults will live below that threshold for at least one year of their lives.
That's why I think we need to change the way we talk about being "poor" or "middle class."
I Know Because I Grew Up Poor
I became middle class for the first time ever only about a year ago. I grew up fairly poor, my father being generally unable to keep a job and my mother not having legal standing to work in this country. (Complicated story, but she's Canadian and only recently got U.S. residency -- I think she always intended to go back there.) I graduated college with some $60,000 in student loans and a temporary internship position for a congressional campaign paying $250 a week. At least it came with free housing.
I graduated with a degree in political science and wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but was mostly looking for admin office jobs. When I started college, I harbored the same illusions as the rest of my graduating class: We were freshmen in 2004, when almost all undergrads could count on getting a job after graduation, and we finished college in the middle of the Great Recession.
After the congressional campaign, I worked at a fast food restaurant for two years while constantly applying for office jobs. I made no more than $10 an hour, with no benefits. So when I managed to get an internship in Washington, D.C. working for the Marijuana Policy Project, I jumped on it. I worked for $9 an hour until I was promoted to my first full-time, salaried position as a membership assistant, at $35,000 a year, with paid vacation and health benefits.
Finally, at age 25, I was middle class, but I didn't know it yet.
It's Our Choices That Define Us
I work at a non-profit, a sector where salaries are notoriously "low." Yet most of my peers here make at least $30,000 yearly. We all have health care and other benefits.
After I started my job, I realized that, for the first time, my life was no longer about what I could and couldn't afford. It was about how I chose to spend my money. I could no longer blame the externalities of a cruel world for keeping me down.
Now I'm the office manager and executive assistant to our executive director at the same organization where I had my first internship. I make $39,000 a year (I negotiated my raise!), and live in Washington, DC, one of the most expensive housing markets in the country. I'm paying off my student loans, and I'm doing fine.
Given that I encounter more than one panhandler on my walk to work each day, it seems delusional that anyone complains that $35,000 a year makes them "poor." I live in D.C. and work on the Hill, where there's a culture of made-up poverty. Many staffers work long hours and live in shared housing, but they all tend to make salaries of at least $25,000 with health benefits (and they have plenty of opportunity to move up after they put in their time!). Everyone complains about being poor, but then goes out to drinks each week.
It's not that they have it easy. They just don't understand how much easier they have it than some.
Try Another Perspective
I'm not trying to diminish anyone's experience. I know that dipping below a standard of living you've always enjoyed will feel pretty crappy. My point is that, comparatively speaking, it's not actually all that crappy. Many middle class people, particularly those who have never really been poor, don't seem to see that there's a whole other side to the economy that they never experience, like this writer who struggles to pay for friends' weddings. I've met people who have spent 20 years in food service, with no health care, no bonuses and usually kids to support.
There are middle class people who say they just can't live in D.C. or New York City on $40,000 a year, but there are also people in those same places living on minimum wage. Take a look at the invisible people around you who make your life tick -- your cleaners, the person making your drinks, your interns -- and imagine how they make ends meet.
It's a choice that you make to feel disadvantaged. If you make $33,000 a year, the truth is, you are actually in the top 50% of wage-earners.
Everyone can, and should, do a little more to manage their finances better. And while studies may show that we don't feel truly comfortable or secure in our finances until we reach between $50,000 and $75,000 a year, it's a bit dramatic for people to feel anything other than lucky when depositing their salaried paychecks.
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And now let's look at how plunging natural gas prices might affect another energy company and the city calls home. Oklahoma City has been on a roll lately. Its unemployment rate is one of the lowest in the country. Its pro basketball team, the Thunder, has gone deep into the NBA playoffs. And the city has a world-class Olympic rowing venue.
Much of this downtown renaissance is tied to Chesapeake Energy and its CEO. But all is not well. There have been falling natural gas prices, revelations of some sweetheart financial deals and criticism from Chesapeake's big investors. These are sending the first waves of concern through a community that had grown used to the company's generous ways.
Here's Kurt Gwartney of member station KGOU.
KURT GWARTNEY, BYLINE: Downtown Oklahoma City was bustling last night, just before tipoff of the Thunder's playoff game with the San Antonio Spurs.
UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: Go Thunder!
GWARTNEY: Fans outside Chesapeake Arena fill the streets in an area called Thunder Alley. But not everyone here wearing the team's sky-blue colors realizes the company name lit in giant letters on the arena's curved facade could be fading.
STATE SENATOR DAVID HOLT: The name Chesapeake is so ubiquitous around town, that a lost driver may think that they've ended up in Maryland.
GWARTNEY: That's Oklahoma State Senator David Holt.
HOLT: The name is everywhere because their generosity is everywhere, and the city has certainly benefited from their largess.
GWARTNEY: Holt was on the team of city leaders that pressed the NBA to give Oklahoma City its first major sports franchise. But he says it was Chesapeake Energy that made the difference.
HOLT: Aubrey McClendon and his co-founder with Chesapeake, Tom Ward, deserve a lot of the credit for bringing the Oklahoma City Thunder here, because they own 40 percent of the team. The wealth that was created by Chesapeake Energy is a direct driver of Oklahoma City attaining the status that we currently enjoy.
GWARTNEY: It's not just the basketball team that's tied to the money Chesapeake and its CEO have spread across the community. Marnie Taylor is with the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits. Her office is in the Chesapeake Community Plaza, a refurbished strip mall purchased by Chesapeake which now provides space for more than 20 charities. Taylor says the company is known for its philanthropy, providing almost a quarter of the area's United Way donations. But it gives more than cash.
MARNIE TAYLOR: Many nonprofits have board members on their boards of directors from Chesapeake. And I have actually done trainings at Chesapeake to teach their employees what it's like to serve on nonprofit boards in the community. They even want to train their employees. They really push those people out in the community to make a difference.
GWARTNEY: Taylor and other civic leaders say they're concerned. They're worried about Chesapeake's increasing debt and record low prices for its primary product, natural gas.
Chamber of Commerce president Roy Williams says he's optimistic the company will make it through this rough patch.
ROY WILLIAMS: We've seen ups and downs in the energy business. And companies, especially these kind of entrepreneurial companies, tend to figure out how to be successful at the end of the day.
GWARTNEY: Senator Holt says even if Chesapeake would disappear from Oklahoma City, it's already helped ensure the community's future.
HOLT: One thing we owe to Chesapeake is that they helped us grow into a city that probably could survive a catastrophe happening to that company, although I don't concede at this point that that's imminent.
GWARTNEY: Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon isn't granting any interviews. But if you want to see him, look courtside at the next Oklahoma City Thunder playoff game. He's cheering as much for his team as his city.
For NPR News, I'm Kurt Gwartney in Oklahoma City. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The Collection doesn't have much to recommend it beyond a first-reel bloodbath rivaling "Blade" and "Death Ship."
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Unfortunately, the Collector simply isn't a very interesting screen villain. Clad in a black mask that reveals only his eyes and mouth, he mainly communicates by heavy breathing. It makes one yearn for the perversely witty chatter of Jigsaw.
Remarkably, the result manages to be both more preposterous and more efficient than its predecessor, with a couple of deaths occurring so swiftly they border on the subliminal.
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"Torture porn" sequel packed with bloody, gory deathtraps.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Collection (sequel to The Collector) is a "torture porn" movie made by veterans of the notorious Saw series. Though it's perhaps not quite as sadistic as other entries in the genre, there's definitely no shortage of grisly violence -- for example, a scene in which an entire club of dancing young people is mown down by a giant rotating blade. There's tons of blood (spraying and spurting included) and severed limbs and heads. A young woman is kidnapped, guns are fired, and a dog is (seemingly) stabbed and decapitated. A topless woman is briefly shown, and there are some other mildly sexual situations. "F--k" is used several times, as are other salty words. The previous film was something of a sleeper, so only hardcore horror fans are likely to be interested.
Messages: Though things get off on the wrong foot and sometimes fall apart, there are some examples of characters successfully working together and trusting one another. They keep attempting to solve a difficult and deadly puzzle.
Role models: One character, after showing cowardice and selfishness, learns to help others. The female lead, who has a slight disability (deafness, with a hearing aid in one ear), shows strength and empathy for others in a tough situation.
Violence: A young woman is kidnapped and held prisoner, but she escapes before she's tortured. (A few other young women aren't as lucky.) An entire roomful of dancing people is mown down and sliced up by a huge rotating blade. Viewers see several decapitations and severed limbs. Many other characters die in deadly booby traps; they're stabbed, squished, or chopped up. There's lots of blood, including spurting and spraying. Dead bodies are shown in various states of mutilation (though these seem more like hideous sculptures than actual humans). A dog is stabbed in the head and then decapitated. Guns are fired at a horde of mindless, zombie-like creatures.
Sex: A topless young woman -- a background character -- is briefly shown during a dance club sequence. Also during this sequence, the camera lingers on body parts -- hips, stomachs, etc. -- while young people dance. Some kissing is shown. (The main character's boyfriend cheats on her.) A mutilated body with naked breasts is shown, though it's more like a gruesome sculpture than anything human.
Language: Language isn't very frequent but does include several uses of "f--k" and a use of "d--k."
Consumerism: Not an issue
Drinking, drugs and smoking: A secondary character is shown passed out in a chair with a glass of alcohol (Scotch?) nearby.
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2012: Competed in five meets as a junior … finished 51st at the Keene State Alumni Invitational (9/01) in 17:44 … came fifth in the sub-varsity race at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational (9/15) with a time of 26:37 … placed 82nd at the Purple Valley Classic (9/22) in 28:17 … came 57th in the sub-varsity 8k at NEICAAAs (10/07) with a time of 26:53.10 … finished 29th at NEWMACs (10/27) in 27:37.16 … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference.
2011: Competed in two events as a sophomore … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … finished 12th in the Bowdoin College Invitational with a time of 27:06.80 (10/1) … finished 22nd in the NEWMAC Championship with a time of 27:25 (10/30).
2010: Competed in four meets as a freshman … finished 27th at NEWMAC Championship with a time of 27:59.34 (10/30) … factored into team scoring with 75th-place finish at Connecticut College Invitational, helping MIT place ninth in team standings (10/16) … participated in sub-varsity race at All-New England Championship.
Off the Cross Country Trail: Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in economics … also competes on the MIT indoor and outdoor track and field teams … member of Buckeye Bullet Race Team … held an internship at Honda Research and Development.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Hilliard Darby High School … five-time qualifier for state championship … four-time district champion … graduated fourth in class.
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Starting your freshman year, you can work during the summer months on a research project with our faculty. Some CRISP participants may receive financial assistance (stipend) through faculty research grants. Those students not offered a stipend will be eligible to receive academic credit for their research experience. Getting credit for your reseach means that your research experience will appear on your transcript. This makes it easy for potential employers and graduate/professional school admissions committees to learn about your experience.
CRISP students do research, attend research group meetings, and have the opportunity to present their findings at weekly research meetings. All of the students in the program also present a poster describing their research at the CRISP poster session at the end of the summer session.
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The students have cheap room and board on a nice facility surround by a beautiful scenery of mountains and stars at night.
Academic Rigor
The scheduled classes are very flexible and there's transportation that TOCC provides.
Tips for prospective students
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It is well secured due to it being a small campus and in a well patrolled area.
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Southern football coach Dawson Odums was not pleased after practice Wednesday.
He wasn't unhappy with his team's performance in drills.
He was disappointed with the disadvantage his team faces all season long.
Since classes started Monday, Odums has been unable to get his entire team to the practice field at one time.
"This is the second day in a row that I've got 12 or 13 guys that either have had to come late or leave early," Odums said. "I can't get them here alltogether at one time.
"It's the hand that I'm dealt, but I just want people to know that they're holding me to a standard. And it's hard for me to fulfill those expectations when I can't get all of my guys to the practice field."
It was something Odums' predecessors, Pete Richardson and Stump Mitchell, also faced while at Southern.
It puts the Jaguars at a disadvantage, Odums said.
"Houston has the advantage as I'm sure they have all their guys at practice," Odums said. "I'm sure Northwestern (State) has all their guys at practice. Probably Prairie View, too. And all the rest of the teams in the conference.
"I'm only allowed to travel 63 guys — so when I've got 12 guys in class, I can't get better as a team. My theory around here is, if you don't practice, then you don't play. Well, that would be half the team, then."
And as Southern continues to prepare for its Aug. 30 season opener at Houston, players who need to be on the field are, at times, nowhere to be found.
"It doesn't matter what we do in practice for preparation for Housto,n because the ones that are practicing are probably not going to be out there (during the game)," Odums added.
The ideal schedule for Odums would be to conduct practice at night after all classes have finished.
"I need to go at a time to where I can get everybody out here for practice," Odums said. "The only time we can get all our guys here is at 9 p.m. at night."
The immediate goal, Odums said, it to strike a healthy balance between academics and athletics.
"It takes a lot to be a good program," Odums said. "Any institution can have a football team, but it's all about doing things the right way. And that's the only way I believe in doing things, is doing them the right way."
First-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference receiver Lee Doss and senior linebacker Anthony Balancier were two key players who missed a portion of Wednesday's practice.
"I didn't get Balancier or Doss until practice was nearly over," Odums said. "Two senior leaders for my football team. It's just hard. We can't get better. It's important to have all your players at practice and right now I don't have that.
"It's hard to get that continuity."
Odums said he continues to work with academic support staff — to not only ensure that his players are taking the necessary classes, but to also develop a schedule that's compatible with football.
"It's not their fault. That's just how the classes fall in place," Odums said. "They're trying their best. They're trying to work the class schedules out and helping to make sure I can get them all out here.
"From Day 1, from the time kids get on campus, we're all making sure the kids have got their books, have their classes right and also for them to be accommodating to practice.''


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Mar 30,2007
Oregon Senate approves anti-price gouging bill
by Bend Weekly News Sources
Today, the Oregon State Senate overwhelmingly approved Senate Bill 118, commonly referred to as the "anti-price gouging bill."
Senate Bill 118, sponsored by Attorney General Hardy Myers, prohibits retailers and contractors from setting excessively high prices for certain essential goods and services in times of an emergency or abnormal market disruption. The Department of Justice receives numerous complaints at times of emergencies in which consumers have difficulty buying necessary items, such as electrical fans during heat waves, or are swindled by fraudulent contractors during heavy rain and floods.
Oregon AG Hardy Myers "Many consumers find themselves with no choice but to accept unfair, bogus offers for assistance during an emergency or natural disaster," stated Myers. "This bill protects Oregonians from being 'gouged' by high prices and unreliable service when they are in dire need of legitimate goods and services."
Oregon AG Hardy Myers
SB 118 defines "unconscionably excessive" prices by evidence that the amount charged exceeds the price offered in the usual course of business by 15% or more, or the amount charged is 15% or higher than the same or similar goods or services readily obtainable by consumers in or around the area.
State Senator Avel Gordly (I-Portland) presented the bill to the full Senate for today's vote. "The Oregon Department of Justice states this measure is necessary because some merchants and/or wholesalers have taken advantage of consumers by selling certain essential goods and services at abnormally excessive prices after severe weather events or other emergencies," stated Senator Gordly. She added, "Senate Bill 118 helps us by giving us a necessary and essential tool for our state emergency preparedness toolbox."
Concern about price gouging in natural disaster situations was discussed in the Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Senator Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene), which voted on SB 118, and the joint Emergency Preparedness and Ocean Policy Committee, chaired by Senator Joanne Verger (D-Coos Bay). During today's Senate vote, Sen. Verger stated, "While we would like to hope that no one would take advantage of those surviving a disaster of any kind, we know it can happen. Senate Bill 118 assures Oregonians that it won't happen to them."
The bill provides exceptions for cost increases for certain types of goods and services during an abnormal market disruption when the increase is attributed to additional costs on employers, additional costs necessarily incurred in procuring essential consumer goods or services, internal costs related to the situation and increased costs unrelated to the situation.
Senator Majority Leader Kate Brown (D-Portland) stated, "Senate Bill 118 is an important piece of legislation because it protects Oregonians when they need it most."
SB 118 will be the sent to Speaker of the House for assignment to a committee.


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Hello, my name is Amber Kent, and I am the Programs Coordinator at the Madison Library District in Rexburg, ID. We kicked off our second Big Read last night, which is probably the biggest program I am responsible for in our library. This summer, our library launched our very own Book Wagon, which is a small trailer that carries the Summer Reading Program to kids all over the district. I also serve on the Idaho Commission for Libraries Talking Book Advisory Committee. I am working on my MLS online from Clarion University, and I expect to graduate in December of 2009.
My husband, Daniel, and I are both from the Rexburg area and we've been married for about 4 1/2 years. We have a 2 year old and a 7 month old who keep us both very busy. Daniel just started working for his Bachelors in Dance. He has been involved in ballroom and Latin dance since he was 14 and started taking ballet last year.


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As some of you may know, we (HWTM Blog Contributor, Jessica Wilcox, of Modern Moments Designs) are expecting our fourth child. We already have three amazing boys ranging from two to seven years old. When we found out we were expecting, I immediately started planning a gender reveal party. This is going to be our last child, and I wanted to have fun sharing the good news with all of our friends and family!
Thanks to Pinterest, I was able to come up with some fun ideas! I also had a ton of help from many vendors who were kind enough to donate incredible products that made our party super special. I wanted to stick with your traditional pink and blue color scheme, but I also wanted to make it fun and competitive too. A "Girl versus Boy" theme arose and the planning began…
Our guests were encouraged to pick a team, either "pink" or "blue" and show their support by dressing in their team's color. We also had a hanging chalkboard up so each guest could cast their vote. I cut out little women and men with my vinyl cutter and had each guest place one on the board.
I also created little tag that our guest could write baby name suggestions on and leave in the mail boxes. We already have a name selected, but it was fun to see what people wrote. We even had matching buttons that the guests could wear to show their support. These buttons were a huge hit and were kindly donated by Bettijo of Paging Super Mom.
Bettijo also sent me the link to a DIY Surprise Lantern, which we ended up using and it was so much fun. I made a pink and a blue one. My husband and I pulled the string on the lantern, which was going to rain confetti in the baby's gender, but the first time each of our strings broke. Not to worry, this little blunder only added to the excitement! Then we pulled out the bottom of the lanterns instead and all the confetti fell out… this was a super fun (and easy) way to reveal our baby's gender!
I do have one SMALL confession to make. We sort of cheated. My husband and I had planned on finding out the baby's gender the morning of the big reveal and then sharing the news with our family and friends that evening. I'm too type A and not very patient and we actually ended up finding out about three weeks prior to the party!
This really made the planning a lot easier. We were able to have the cake done in layers of pink ombre. The cake pops, which were kindly donated by Pam of Cake Ball Love were all filled with pink champagne cake. Even the cookies that were donated by Liz of The Cookie Chew were filled with a yummy pink center.
One of my favorite aspects of this party was the cute black and white boxes that were donated by BlumeBox, which happens to be a local Portland company! I went down to their offices and Andrea and Whitney really hooked me up with some amazing BlumeBoxes. They now carry an insert for their square boxes that you can insert suckers, cake pops, or anything else you can think of to put on a stick. These boxes were both decorative and functional and really made a huge statement. To my surprise, they are super affordable and if you take care of them, they are even reusable!
All the food was done in shades of pink or teal blue. I just had your traditional sweet treats such as cake, donuts, cookies, cupcakes, macarons, candy, cake pops, and more…
I tried to carry the theme throughout the party. We even had shirts made for our family with "Team Wilcox" on the front and then each of our boys had "Big Brother" and then their birth order as their number. I'm hoping they can wear these shirts to the hospital when our little one is born.
Overall, the party was super fun and it was a memorable way for people to find out the gender of our baby. A special thanks to all of my family and friends who attended and all of the generous donations were received! I definitely recommend throwing a gender party to reveal your baby's gender… Scroll down to see what we are having!
- Graphic Design/Styling: Modern Moments Designs
- Photography: Courtney Jade Photography
- Table Cloth: Table Vogue
- Tall Candle Sticks: HomeGoods
- Felt Circle Garland: sewn by Totes in Tow
- Stripy Straws: Shop Sweet Lulu
- Black Cake Plate: Amazon.com
- Suckers & Candy Birthstones: Vintage Confections
- Double Stacked Beverage Jar: Pottery Barn
- Girl & Boy Buttons: Paging Super Mom
- Cookies: The Cookie Chew
- Donuts: Voodoo Donuts
- Macarons: Jade Tea House & Patisserie
- Cake Pops & Homemade Marshmallows: Cake Ball Love
- Boxes for Cake Pops & Suckers: BlumeBox
- Fondant Cupcake & Cake Toppers: Edible Details
- Cakes: Cakes by Taste of Honey (firstname.lastname@example.com in the Portland & Vancouver Area)
- Mini Boxes: Oriental Trading Co.
- DIY Surprise Lantern Tutorial: Oh Happy Day
57 responses to "GAME ON! Girl vs. Boy Gender Reveal Party"
You ruined the reveal when you mentioned the cake!
We always play boys against girls on games night and this has given me so many ideas,thanks a bunch :)
Jessica, you did such a fabulous job on this party! I really love the shirts that you had made… I can tell the competitive spirit at the party was SUPER fun. And how exciting that you're getting a girl!! Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy.
Fun, fun, fun! I adopted my fun so I missed out on this (shower happened AFTER he was a month old) but I am TOTALLY hoping to plan one of these for a friend :)
Very cute.. Im loving this!
I planned a gender reveal party for a friend last July and it was soooo fun https://thisdiylife.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/a-revealing-party-and-now-we-know/). I guess I need to hope for another friend to need one to use some of your ideas. Too fun.
I can't wait for us to have our first baby. I hadn't even thought of doing a reveal party, I love it!
I loved the entire party ideas… Amazing….i just want to know where did you buy the backdrop..
The backdrop is a piece of foam core and then I had my own print done at my local print shop. I secured it with double-sided tape and that was it! Super easy!! I also sell this design in my shop!
Thanks a lot
Totally love the party!!! I am so excited that you posted the party!!! I just have a question. How did you make the background drop. It looks great!! The whole party is great.
See my response above :)
Congratulations…and how adorable! I love the idea of getting all the guests to show their team spirit! We were just looking for gender reveal ideas:
Congrats on finding out the gender, a girl! I wish you and the baby all the best. I've never heard of a gender reveal party. Sounds like a lot of fun and the decorations you did up look wonderful.
This is a really creative way to do a baby shower! Loved the theme and the food just looks so mouth-watering.
So cuteeee all of these desserts!!!! The theme is so fun and cute!!!And the colors, pink and blue is so adorable!!!
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Page 4 post on Mar. 06, 2012. Thanks again.
I love this idea–what a fun way to celebrate. Very cute way to personalize it for everyone.
Love this party!
Did you make the shirts yourself? I love them. We're having our fourth in May and would love to get these for my 3!
This is such a creative idea! Very cool!
Bonkers! I love it! Congratulations!


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Federal agencies in Washington are open Wednesday on an unscheduled leave and telework status, the Office of Personnel Management announced.
The announcement came as freezing rain fell in the national capital region and icy conditions prevailed.
"Non-emergency employees must notify their supervisor of their intent to use unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework (if telework-ready)," OPM announced.